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SECTION D.
HOUSING.
1. STATISTICS.
(a) General.
Number of new houses erected during the year:—
(1) Total 413
(2) As part of a municipal housing scheme
(а) Barking 107
(б) L.C.C 79
(3) Others (including private enterprise and subsidy houses) 227
(b) Unfit Dwelling-Houses.
1. Inspection of Dwelling-Houses during the Year:—
(1) (a) Total number of dwelling-houses inspected for housing
defects (under Public Health or Housing Acts) 3,695
(b) Number of inspections made for the purpose 10,644
(2) (a) Number of dwelling-houses (included under sub-head (1)
above) which were inspected and recorded under the
Housing Consolidated Regulations, 1925 & 1932 981
(b) Number of inspections made for the purpose 2,177
(3) Number of dwelling-houses found to be in a state so dangerous or
injurious to health as to be unfit for human habitation 60
(4) Number of dwelling-houses (exclusive of those referred to under
the preceding sub-head) found not to be in all respects
reasonably fit for human habitation 2,349
2. Remedy of Defects during the Year without Service of formal Notices:—
Number of defective dwelling-houses rendered fit in consequence of
informal action by the Local Authority or their officers 1,608